Al Jazeera English correspondent Jamal Elshayyal reports from this year's Hajj on a group of Rohingya Muslims making the pilgrimage. One pilgrim interviewed said: “The problem in Rakhine began in 1962 but it's only now that the world has begun to take notice. There are plenty of stor The pilgrim ... Read More »
For the first time since the Syrian crises began in March 2011, there has been international involvement in the conflict at the military level. The Turkish parliament recently approved a bill authorizing the military to conduct cross-border operations in Syria after shelling from Syrian territory killed five civilians. The conflict ... Read More »
There is lots of blame to go around for the tragedies that occurred throughout the Middle East last week. Like is often the case, however, Egypt was at the epicenter of it all - and more specifically, Egyptian culture. Read More »
How should we Muslim react to mockery of our Prophet Muḥammad or should we even react at all? Just like the cartoons few years ago, the Muslim response to the recent film has been very diverse. From the very mild of responses to the very violent ones, what's most noteworthy ... Read More »
With events such as the mosque burning in Joplin, Mo., the false allegations of infiltration against Muslim public servants, and the widespread political acquiesce toward the illegal surveillance of Muslims, the increasingly visible profile of Muslim life in America is being challenged. While some may dismiss this observation as alarmist, evidence suggests that these ideas of intolerance, hitherto espoused by fringe elements of society, are seeping unmistakably into mainstream politics. Read More »
The Democratic National Convention was held in North Carolina this past week as the presidential race moves into its final stages. The DNC is the presidential nomination convention which marks the end of the presidential primary season and beginning of campaigning for the general election. What was distinct about this year's ... Read More »
By: A Voice from Egypt On Sunday, June 24, 2012, Muḥammad Morsi became the first democratically elected president in the history of Egypt. For the Muslim Brotherhood, Morsi's victory must seem like the culmination of a 90 year struggle to gain political influence over Egyptian politics. However, the future is fraught with difficulties, since Egypt's revolution ... Read More »
On May 26th, the world woke to the horrors of the Houla Massacre committed in Syria by pro-Assad militias. This barbaric crime was harsh reminder to the terrors of this now 15- month conflict. Between 10,000 to 13,000 lives have been lost since the conflict started; the numbers are only ... Read More »
Pre-req | Introduction | Part I | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 “ If I were to change the names, a description of what is happening in Gaza and the West Bank could describe events in South Africa.” — Nobel Laureate, Archbishop Desmond Tutu 1989 What is Apartheid? Apartheid is the Afrikaans word for 'separateness' or 'separate ... Read More »
Surprisingly (as is not usually the norm with these type of targeted attacks) the majority of immediate public reaction exchanged over social media and online forums was not of reactionary animosity directed towards Buddhism and the Buddhist community as an entity, but rather a collectively-acknowledged finger of disapproval pointing in the direction of another sort of minority - the minority of radical trouble-makers representing the very anathema of what Buddhism entails. Read More »
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